come ! another log upon the hearth . 1 come 7 hearth 2 ! 7 hearth 3 another 7 hearth 4 log 7 hearth 5 upon 6 the 5 upon 7 hearth 6 the 7 hearth 7 hearth 8 . there is a dimness over your figures ! 1 there 4 dimness 2 is 3 a 2 is 4 dimness 3 a 4 dimness 4 dimness 5 over 4 dimness 6 your 4 dimness 7 figures 4 dimness 8 ! hark ! let me listen for the swell of the surf ; it should be audible a mile inland , on a night like this . 1 hark 2 ! 1 hark 3 let 1 hark 5 listen 3 let 4 me 5 listen 11 surf 6 for 11 surf 7 the 11 surf 8 swell 11 surf 9 of 10 the 9 of 11 surf 10 the 11 surf 11 surf 12 ; 11 surf 13 it 11 surf 14 should 11 surf 16 audible 14 should 15 be 16 audible 19 inland 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 inland 19 inland 20 , 19 inland 21 on 19 inland 22 a 19 inland 23 night 19 inland 24 like 19 inland 25 this 19 inland 26 . but it was paler than my rugged old self , and younger , too , by almost half a century . 1 but 2 it 1 but 7 rugged 2 it 7 rugged 3 was 7 rugged 4 paler 7 rugged 5 than 7 rugged 6 my 7 rugged 7 rugged 8 old 7 rugged 9 self 7 rugged 10 , 7 rugged 11 and 7 rugged 12 younger 12 younger 13 , 12 younger 14 too 12 younger 15 , 12 younger 16 by 12 younger 17 almost 12 younger 18 half 18 half 20 century 19 a 20 century 20 century 21 . still this dimness of mine eyes ! 1 still 3 dimness 2 this 3 dimness 3 dimness 4 of 3 dimness 5 mine 3 dimness 6 eyes 3 dimness 7 ! there , you made me tremble again ! 1 there 6 tremble 2 , 6 tremble 3 you 6 tremble 4 made 6 tremble 5 me 6 tremble 6 tremble 7 again 7 again 8 ! do you remember it ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 remember 1 do 4 it 1 do 5 ? they are a likely set of men . 1 they 2 are 1 they 5 set 3 a 5 set 4 likely 5 set 5 set 7 men 6 of 7 men 7 men 8 . be it well with you , my brethren ! 1 be 8 brethren 2 it 8 brethren 3 well 8 brethren 4 with 8 brethren 5 you 8 brethren 6 , 8 brethren 7 my 8 brethren 8 brethren 9 ! but where was the mermaid in those delightful times ? 1 but 2 where 2 where 3 was 2 where 5 mermaid 2 where 10 ? 4 the 5 mermaid 5 mermaid 7 those 5 mermaid 8 delightful 5 mermaid 9 times 6 in 7 those nature wrought the charm . 1 nature 2 wrought 2 wrought 4 charm 3 the 4 charm 4 charm 5 . it was beautiful to observe , how her simple and happy nature mingled itself with mine . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 observe 3 beautiful 5 observe 4 to 5 observe 5 observe 6 , 5 observe 7 how 5 observe 8 her 5 observe 9 simple 9 simple 13 mingled 10 and 13 mingled 11 happy 13 mingled 12 nature 13 mingled 13 mingled 14 itself 13 mingled 15 with 13 mingled 16 mine 16 mine 17 . except the almanac , we had no other literature . 1 except 3 almanac 2 the 3 almanac 3 almanac 4 , 3 almanac 5 we 3 almanac 6 had 3 almanac 7 no 3 almanac 8 other 3 almanac 9 literature 9 literature 10 . i feared to trust them even with the alphabet ; it was the key to a fatal treasure . 1 i 4 trust 2 feared 3 to 2 feared 4 trust 4 trust 9 alphabet 5 them 9 alphabet 6 even 9 alphabet 7 with 9 alphabet 8 the 9 alphabet 9 alphabet 10 ; 9 alphabet 11 it 9 alphabet 12 was 9 alphabet 14 key 9 alphabet 16 a 11 it 12 was 13 the 14 key 15 to 16 a 16 a 19 . 17 fatal 18 treasure 17 fatal 19 . strange illusion ! 1 strange 2 illusion 2 illusion 3 ! with such awful fidelity did that lover return to fulfil his vows ! 1 with 4 fidelity 2 such 4 fidelity 3 awful 4 fidelity 4 fidelity 5 did 4 fidelity 6 that 4 fidelity 7 lover 4 fidelity 8 return 4 fidelity 10 fulfil 4 fidelity 13 ! 9 to 10 fulfil 10 fulfil 11 his 10 fulfil 12 vows i recollect no happier portion of my life , than this , my calm old age . 1 i 2 recollect 2 recollect 3 no 2 recollect 5 portion 4 happier 5 portion 5 portion 6 of 5 portion 7 my 5 portion 8 life 5 portion 10 than 5 portion 11 this 5 portion 13 my 5 portion 17 . 8 life 9 , 11 this 12 , 14 calm 16 age 15 old 16 age 16 age 17 . my children ! 1 my 2 children 1 my 3 ! will you meet me there ? 1 will 2 you 2 you 4 me 2 you 6 ? 3 meet 4 me 5 there 6 ? be this the moral , then . 1 be 2 this 2 this 4 moral 3 the 4 moral 4 moral 5 , 4 moral 6 then 6 then 7 .